Kanaganayagam Surname

737,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Kanaganayagam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanaganayagam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
France321:2,075,710171,237
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England51:11,143,612252,590
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Kanaganayagam (10) may also be a first name.

Kanaganayagam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kanaganayagam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kanaganayagam is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kanaganayagam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanaganayagam? popularity and diffusion

Kanaganayagam is the 737,137th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 18,590,678 people. The surname Kanaganayagam is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Kanaganayagam are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kanaganayagam is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held forename globally, held by 10 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Without taking into account Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in France, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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